Assheton is a surname, and may refer to:
Abdias Assheton (1563–1633), English clergyman Barry Assheton-Smith (1905–1978), South African cricketer John Assheton (fl.1548), Anglican priest John Assheton I (c.1354–c.1398), English military commander and Member of Parliament for Lancashire Sir John Assheton II (died 1428), English soldier and Member of Parliament for Lancashire, son of the above Nicholas Assheton (1590–1625), English writer Ralph Assheton (general) (1596–1650), Member of Parliament for Lancashire Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet, of Lever (c. 1605–1680), Member of Parliament for Clitheroe Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet, of Middleton (1652–1716), Member of Parliament for Liverpool and Lancashire Ralph Assheton (1830–1907), Member of Parliament for Clitheroe Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet (1860–1955), English public official Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe (1901–1984), Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe (1929–2026), English businessman and public official Richard Assheton (died 1579), Member of Parliament for Aldborough and Carlisle Richard Assheton of Middleton, 16th-century soldier and landowner R. R. G. (Rowland) Assheton, architect, designer of the Grand Picture Theatre in Adelaide, Australia (opened 1916) Thomas Assheton Smith I (1752–1828), English landowner and all-round sportsman Thomas Assheton Smith II (1776–1858), English landowner and all-round sportsman William Assheton (1641–1711), English cleric
See also Ashton (surname)